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Europe 26/27 UEFA Europa League · Matchday 6

OFI Crete

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-16	26/27	Milan0–2Benfica
2026-08-27	26/27	AGF Aarhus1–3Benfica
2026-08-20	26/27	Benfica3–1AGF Aarhus
2026-08-13	26/27	Hearts1–1Benfica
2026-08-06	26/27	Benfica6–1Hearts
2026-07-30	26/27	Benfica5–0St. Gallen
2026-07-23	26/27	St. Gallen2–1Benfica

OFI Crete

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-17	26/27	OFI Crete2–0Hoffenheim
2026-08-27	26/27	CSKA Sofia0–2OFI Crete
2026-08-20	26/27	OFI Crete3–0CSKA Sofia

Benfica OFI Crete

Wins

71%

100%

Over 2.5 goals

71%

33%

Both teams scored

71%

0%

Clean sheets

29%

100%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Benfica

Home · UEFA Europa League

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Benfica		Ferencvaros	1
3	Benfica		Besiktas	2
3 · Benfica
3	Benfica		Anderlecht	4
3	Benfica		Salzburgo	5
3	Benfica		CSKA Sofia	6
3	Benfica		Lech	7
3	Benfica		Jagiellonia	8
3	Benfica		Omonia	9
3	Benfica		OFI Crete	10
3	Benfica		Maccabi Tel Aviv	11
3	Benfica		Qarabağ	12
3	Benfica		PAOK	13
3	Benfica		Hajduk Split	14
3	Benfica		Hradec Králové	15
3	Benfica		Egnatia Rrogozhinë	16
3	Benfica		Univ. Craiova	17
3	Benfica		Pafos FC	18
3	Benfica		Ararat-Armenia	19
3	Benfica		Thun	20
3	Benfica		Sheriff	21
3	Benfica		Juventus	22
3	Benfica		Crystal Palace	23
3	Benfica		Sparta Praga	24
3	Benfica		Saint-Gilloise	25
3	Benfica		Leverkusen	26
3	Benfica		Bournemouth	27
3	Benfica		Lyon	28
3	Benfica		Olympiakos	29
3	Benfica		Torreense	30
3	Benfica		Sunderland	31
3	Benfica		Crvena Zvezda	32
3	Benfica		St Truiden	33
3	Benfica		Žilina	34
3	Benfica		Shamrock Rovers	35
3	Benfica		Víkingur Reykjavík	36
3	Benfica		FK Kauno Žalgiris	37
3	Benfica		Viktoria Plzeň	38
3	Benfica	5–0	St. Gallen	39	11′ Home
3	Benfica		Larne	40
3	Benfica		Universitatea Cluj	41
3	Benfica		Lillestrøm	42
3	Benfica		Dynamo Kyiv	43
3	Benfica		FC Iberia 1999	44
3	Benfica		Dinamo Zagreb	45
3	Benfica		H Be'er Sheva	46
3	Benfica		Rennes	47
3	Benfica		Sturm Graz	48
3	Benfica		FC Twente	49
3	Benfica		KuPS	50
3	Benfica		Rangers	51
3	Benfica		Górnik Zabrze	52
3	Benfica		Lincoln Red Imps	53
3	Benfica		Aluminij	54
3	Benfica		Hammarby	55
3	Benfica	6–1	Hearts	56	3′ Home
3	Benfica		Real Sociedad	57
3	Benfica		AZ Alkmaar	58
3	Benfica		Celta Vigo	59
3	Benfica		Levski	60
3	Benfica		Derry City	61
3	Benfica		Celtic	62
3	Benfica		Celje	63
3	Benfica		Hoffenheim	64
3	Benfica		Milan	65
3	Benfica		Marselha	66
3	Benfica		Tromsø	67
3	Benfica		FC Midtjylland	68
3	Benfica	3–1	AGF Aarhus	69	2′ Home
3	Benfica		Vojvodina	70
3	Benfica		Mjällby AIF	71
3	Benfica		Nijmegen	72
3	Benfica		Trabzonspor	73
3	Benfica		FC Kairat Almaty	74
3	Benfica		KÍ	75
3	Benfica		Vestri	76

OFI Crete

Away · UEFA Europa League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Ferencvaros		OFI Crete	10
2	Besiktas		OFI Crete	10
3	Benfica		OFI Crete	10
4	Anderlecht		OFI Crete	10
5	Salzburgo		OFI Crete	10
6	CSKA Sofia	0–2	OFI Crete	10	36′ Away
7	Lech		OFI Crete	10
8	Jagiellonia		OFI Crete	10
9	Omonia		OFI Crete	10
10 · OFI Crete
11	Maccabi Tel Aviv		OFI Crete	10
12	Qarabağ		OFI Crete	10
13	PAOK		OFI Crete	10
14	Hajduk Split		OFI Crete	10
15	Hradec Králové		OFI Crete	10
16	Egnatia Rrogozhinë		OFI Crete	10
17	Univ. Craiova		OFI Crete	10
18	Pafos FC		OFI Crete	10
19	Ararat-Armenia		OFI Crete	10
20	Thun		OFI Crete	10
21	Sheriff		OFI Crete	10
22	Juventus		OFI Crete	10
23	Crystal Palace		OFI Crete	10
24	Sparta Praga		OFI Crete	10
25	Saint-Gilloise		OFI Crete	10
26	Leverkusen		OFI Crete	10
27	Bournemouth		OFI Crete	10
28	Lyon		OFI Crete	10
29	Olympiakos		OFI Crete	10
30	Torreense		OFI Crete	10
31	Sunderland		OFI Crete	10
32	Crvena Zvezda		OFI Crete	10
33	St Truiden		OFI Crete	10
34	Žilina		OFI Crete	10
35	Shamrock Rovers		OFI Crete	10
36	Víkingur Reykjavík		OFI Crete	10
37	FK Kauno Žalgiris		OFI Crete	10
38	Viktoria Plzeň		OFI Crete	10
39	St. Gallen		OFI Crete	10
40	Larne		OFI Crete	10
41	Universitatea Cluj		OFI Crete	10
42	Lillestrøm		OFI Crete	10
43	Dynamo Kyiv		OFI Crete	10
44	FC Iberia 1999		OFI Crete	10
45	Dinamo Zagreb		OFI Crete	10
46	H Be'er Sheva		OFI Crete	10
47	Rennes		OFI Crete	10
48	Sturm Graz		OFI Crete	10
49	FC Twente		OFI Crete	10
50	KuPS		OFI Crete	10
51	Rangers		OFI Crete	10
52	Górnik Zabrze		OFI Crete	10
53	Lincoln Red Imps		OFI Crete	10
54	Aluminij		OFI Crete	10
55	Hammarby		OFI Crete	10
56	Hearts		OFI Crete	10
57	Real Sociedad		OFI Crete	10
58	AZ Alkmaar		OFI Crete	10
59	Celta Vigo		OFI Crete	10
60	Levski		OFI Crete	10
61	Derry City		OFI Crete	10
62	Celtic		OFI Crete	10
63	Celje		OFI Crete	10
64	Hoffenheim		OFI Crete	10
65	Milan		OFI Crete	10
66	Marselha		OFI Crete	10
67	Tromsø		OFI Crete	10
68	FC Midtjylland		OFI Crete	10
69	AGF Aarhus		OFI Crete	10
70	Vojvodina		OFI Crete	10
71	Mjällby AIF		OFI Crete	10
72	Nijmegen		OFI Crete	10
73	Trabzonspor		OFI Crete	10
74	FC Kairat Almaty		OFI Crete	10
75	KÍ		OFI Crete	10
76	Vestri		OFI Crete	10

Benfica Home OFI Crete Away

Wins

100%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

0%

Over 3.5

100%

0%

Both teams scored

67%

0%

Clean sheets

33%

100%

Scores first

100%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

UEFA Europa League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Benfica

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	1.75	2.29
Draws	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Goals scored / match	4.67	1.75	3.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.00	0.86
Total goals / match	5.33	2.75	3.86
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	50.0%	28.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	3	1
46–60	2	0
61–75	2	1
76–90	3	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

OFI Crete

3 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away1 matches	Overall3 matches
Points / match	3.00	3.00	3.00
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	2.50	2.00	2.33
Goals conceded / match	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total goals / match	2.50	2.00	2.33
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	100.0%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 1/1 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	0	0
61–75	0	0
76–90	1	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Benfica	Draw	OFI Crete	How it works
Strength (Elo)	49.5%	20.0%	30.5%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	23.4%	22.1%	52.9%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.20–1.93 Model expected goals

58.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

58.6% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 10.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-110.1%

1-29.8%

0-18.5%

0-28.1%

1-36.3%

2-16.1%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Benfica	OFI Crete	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1568	1544	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	76	28	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1497	1510	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Benfica	1.43	1.57	0.29	0.57
OFI Crete	1.00	1.33	0.00	0.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Benfica	0%	0%	29%	14%	57%
OFI Crete	0%	0%	67%	33%	0%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Benfica at home, 3 matches

3.00 OFI Crete away, 1 matches

85d Days of rest for Benfica

84d Days of rest for OFI Crete

— Manager of Benfica

— Manager of OFI Crete

0 Matches for Benfica in the last 14 days

0 Matches for OFI Crete in the last 14 days

7 Points for Benfica behind the leaders, and 16 above the relegation zone

14 Points for OFI Crete behind the leaders, and 9 above the relegation zone

2.67 League goals per match

21.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Benfica, the right bar represents OFI Crete.

On the ball

20 matches

6.0

corners

3.33

10.57

fouls

8.67

1.67

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Benfica	WWWDWWL	2.29	3.00–0.86	3W
OFI Crete	WWW	3.00	2.33–0.00	3W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Benfica	5	2	0	0	0
OFI Crete	3	0	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Benfica

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

OFI Crete

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.